Tying and supporting device for reinforcing-wires of concrete structures.



D. A. WEDMORE.

TYING' AND SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR REINFORGING WIRES OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES.

' APPLICATION TILED OUT. 22, 1913.

MJQQfiVQ. Patented June 9, 1914.

, mrw it Nth: DEVICE we run 071? the wire t ave invent k t9; hem lengthwise Etuppmru a. hunk 9 and the end of the other 3 1! y .2. a, wees, 1m e hemexdewlee to iol'm a hfj flhi i0, 410

of which the IifKJHGViIifil'jt-S it i applying" the structure tnthe crossed amt Q the 100 4. embraces the under side of: tlu longgitud i hm 1 at one at? the 11m] verse hat 2, the 1001,} embraces the top of said. tra sverse bar 2 01 one "t the hm l, and the hook 9 en; the to 2 tit}. hm:-

011. the other side 01 said. bar L;

e9; t' demanding mm the 1e, p'tmitte 1L simple, aha-2m :m. Yh. WM retail; the cit-:1 Mm m in their proper rchzticn to one another ending: fowmnltv of the bar 2 at '10 and. also l1 1, heir proper position in the farm em side 0i the hm- T. mm having its lateral the 120111-1113; or IHUUUHLQ' the cow hm, i it) engaged with the under side 01 said crete ihtG the hat th 1mm er h er. This object .I attain 1m r 1 at such forward point. The meminzfter forth e and 8 are located on opposlte fildQS e i hind iii} .he aecon'ygirsm yimg 41112;, of. he but 1, the member "a" eqmnecting the my? mhm Mme ii: and 5 and the znemher t3 ctnmecting I e New 1151M 0 the hoot: 9 e110 member .2 h; a. Side eleven 5 a View eimiizu' to me; another term 0; my

sun d Fig", i "he mctme shown in the (@"U'willfi' 1 and. 53 represent t'vm 4' he lpetnttia Ftmne m" net rted in a, mute oil commie EI-mffl.

the like 01' strengthening; 31am hm" firmly against the other, but also, by

mpmwd supporting 1 tie and sum 1;". 2*) the structure prcecnt :1

a :1 rhmhle run 1i: wix'e thrzmghout, one run 8 i "ihg' in it right hand hook E)" and the at in a, left hand hawk 10; Ln .h of hieh hook; engage the under side of the hi in advance 0f the bar but the SUHC' H Qthet'wise the emne that shown structure not only Serves to hold one fieor m 25%; he tars; 1 reason. at its; frietinun} hold, upon the hare,

' to event one hay tram siic ling' over the ether 1m 1 the contact of the tmttom 0f the -13 with the bottom :0 of the form in which mass HIE concrete it to be l llOldGt} serves left uppmt the bars "at the money height n "1d mold bottom and. thus inrsuros the he bars may dmiil'lg the .ired depth of conmrete heluw the x.-einfomor hf $1 001: C irate truetln'e emhedfled in the mass hi how in. which M is 1 aided, be retained l 1 t4) one aa'anihm' at catch ".1 mppm'tiug leg 6 is inolmec't we; potnt am} also summrt it in pm wa'diy from the top bar as shown 2.11

'on in respect t0 the mold, I emph a A J. 3 and L gr onsequentiy the gay-eater the ed tit and euppmt which in the 01111: Weight 01' the reinforcing; structure the mere i comprises at piece wire fi mly is the tie hound thereto smce any tame hem the een-- W ht upon the supporting leg 5 tends t0 1 twescntim; st 3 the siune in the (1.111

me m, Fig". E2 and. thus DIKSEB the tong 11 into contact with the under mite 0?? 001111 I 511mm in a point some h i011 hf the m 1.0a

members to be disposed on opposite sides of ing bars for concrete structures, said tie In order to stiffen the loop 4 I find it ad I visable to cross the inner and outer runs the wire in forming the loop so that the wire which constitutes the inner run in the side member? constitutes the outer run in the sidemeniber 8, and vice-versa.

A tie support such as that which I have shown and described is extremely cheap, costing but the fraction or a cent, and it can be quickly applied, being first adjusted to the bars in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and then turned in the direction of the arrow n untihthe hook it) or the hooks 9 and 10 are in position to be engaged'w ith the bar 1.

I claim:

1. A supporting tie for crossed reinforcin bars for concrete structures, said tie having a longitiidinal loop to pass over the top of a transverse bar, a lateral loop to eX- tend under a longitudinal bar, and side said longitudinal bar, one'side member connccting the longitudinal and lateral loops before referred toand the other adapted to extend over the top of the transverse bar and to engage the longitiidinal bar, and the first named longitudinal loop having a downward extension forming a supporting leg.

2. A supporting tie for crossed reinforchaving a longitudinal loop to pass over the top of a transverse bar, a lateral loop to ex .tend under a longitudinal bar, and side nembers to be disposed on opposite sides of said longitudinal bar, one side member connecting the longitudinal and lateral loops before referred to andthe other adapted to extend over the top of the transverse bar and to, engage the longitudinal bar, and the first flamed ongitndinal loop having a de pending leg which extends downwardly and rearwardly therefrom.

3. A supportingtie for crossed reinforcing bars for concrete structures, said tie having a leg tooe disposed in front of the transverse bar and depend below the bars, a longitudinal loop to pass over the top of said transverse bar. a lateral loo to extenh under the longitudinal bar, and side members to be disposed on opposite sides of said longitudinal bar, one side member connecting the longitudinal and lateral loops be fore referred to and the other adapted to extend over the top of th transverse bar and terminating in bar-engaging hooks, said structure being composed of a doubled wire,

the runs of which. are reversely disposed in the opposite side members of the tie.

4s. A supportlng tie for crossed reinforcing bars for concrete structures, said tie hating a leg to be disposed in front of the 1 transverse bar and to depend below the bars, alongitudinal loop to pass over the top of said transverse bar, a lateral loop to extend under the longitudinal bar, and side members to be disposed on opposite sides of said longitudinal bar, one side rnem'ber connecting the longitudinal and lateral loops before referred to and the other extending over the top of the transverse bar and terminating in bar-engaging hooks, one of which is bent longitudinally to engage the transverse bar and the other being bent transversely to engage the longitudinal bar.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL A. WEDMQRE. Vvitnesses:

MARY A. LAWLER, LAURENCE F. MCGWEN. 

